Rake attachment



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RARE, 'ATrnoHr/Innn Application. filed "February 19, 1920. Serial No. 353,804.

[o all wwmz't may concern! 1 L p p Be 1t knownthat I, lVAL'rnR KEY, a citizen of the United States, residlngnear Vshlttler,

in the county f Los Angeles, State of Cali-y fornia, invented new anduseful lmprovements in Rake Attachments, ofv which the following is a specilication. y

' his invention relates to a rake attachment object of the e, inexpensive device which may to an ordinary garden rake; so rake leaves,

vide a simpl be attached that it can be effectively used to ont grass, etc. y f, l ,i

object of the invention is to provide a device that may be attachedto an ordinary garden rake to make itetl'ective in raking leaves7 out grass, or any comparatively small articles or `finely divided matetrials.` Y y l. i f il feature oit the invent-ion is the simplicity and cheapnessojf' thedevice. [The device comprises a singlepiece of `fabricyor similar flexible material, having suitably arranged openings or apertures in it, and a single simple catch tor holding `it-,in place. y vThe shape of the device permits of quantity production trom strips oil fabric without wasteof material. l, f.

A further feature of the inventionis the simplicity'andy ease with which it` maybe arranged yin connection with or removed t'rom.-a rake. The devicemay be yplaced on or removed from a rake easily, prickly and without inconvenience or'delay, i

YFurther objects and features of the invention will be best understood 'from "thekftollowing detailed description of afpreilerred ;'f 'ormof the invention throughout vwhich reference is had to ings, in which` l Fig. 1 is a plan view oit the end portion ol: a typical garden rake showingcthe device provided by the invention arranged 'thereon y Fig. 2 is a side elevation olf the lfend portion. olilthe rake; and AFig. isa View showlroin the rake and opened, or flattened, out to shondits shape and indicatingthemanner inV which' the device may be etliciently out :from a strip of `habi-ic or material. ,i

Tlnfoughout the drawings numeral l() desu innates the handle ol the rake at the lower end of which is mounted awmetal frame 11. ln the particularform of rake vshown in the drawings the frame 11 comprises two curved arms 12, which extend outwardly from the invention to pro- `shaped flap 15 and the` accompanying' `drawthe rake so that l 16. to yform a `ila p `which extends` side of the cross lar flap 15 is close to, or extends Athat the flap 16 end of the handle 10, and a cross armA 13 which extends between theouterends of the curved arms 12,` as clearly'illustrated in 4 ig. 1. The cross arm 13 andthe kcurvedv arms 12 are preferably formed integral with each othery and "are proportioned substantially as shown in ',Fig.` 1 ofthe drawings.

he cross arm 13 is at right angles with the may be spaced various `distances apartand that they may be of various shapes. .lT or instance, they ,may be spaced substantially as shown in Fig. 1 andsomewhat `curved and Ipointed as shown in Fig, 2. The particularl form ofrake construction herein set forth is merely typical and for purpose ofillnstra` tion.V Therefore7` it will be understood, that the device provided by the `invention `j is not limited orrestricted vin anyway to use or Y teeth 14 embodiment in connection with this specific y forni' of rake but that may be used or arranged ln, connection withvarious rakes of this general character. i

, e device providedbythe present in'vention is a piece of labrador a canvas, as I will hereinafter terni it, having a triangular a rectangular shaped lla-p 16 at the base oic thetlap 15. A row of holes or apertures 1'? is arranged at the base Lof i the triangular flap `15, as illnstratedin F 4. he holes 17 are spaced the same dis- `tance apart as the teeth 1450i the rake, and f aresutliciently largefto receive theteeth of` the rale. It is preferred although vnot necessarythat the holes 17 be within the triangularliap 15, as shownin'F 3. The holes 17 may be formed in the canvas `by slitting it orthey maybe formed by cutting 'small round pieces out ofthe canvas. j" f l l The canvas is adapted to be arranged on the teeth 14 thcreol2 `extend through the holes 17, at the base ofthe tri. angular ila} 315,causing the rectangular flap downwardly at-the inside of the teethlsl, whilefthe triangular llap.` 15 extends around theitro'nt or outarm. 1 3 and then rearwardly so that its apex engages the handle 10 o the rake. It will be noted, however, the drawings, that the -canvas lits on the rake so that the base portion of the trianguaround f the `:front side of, the cross arm 13, and further extends 'loosely downwardly f fico in Fig. 2 of in frontof the teetli lfflpbut does not reach the lower ends of the teeth. Vhen the device is produced ferred that the stripof fabric, the canvases are cut, be woven particularly flexible at the base the triangular flap thereby causing the flap 16 to hang freely and properly/over the from which so that it 'is teeth.

l co-operating with a projection ori :whenthe soclret is 1n place It will be understood that n manner of attaching the apex of the flap 15 -13 to the handle 10,

fThe devi'ceisy held in place onthe rake Afromthe apex of the' triangular. fiap by a socket 2O atthe apex of the triangular iiap `21l carried on'the handle 10. that the button 21 be located onthefhandle 10 so that. the [canvas is held fairlytight on the button. this particular It is preferred to the. liandle 1() is merely a'itypicalmanner infwhich it may bedone and Vthat various otherl catch or hook means 'may `be used-for vthis purpose.

When the canvashas'A been arrangedonthe rakein themanner above set Vforth the flap 16, in extending dovfnwardly-over'the front of thesteeth 14;, preventsniaterial that 'isi-being raked, 'sayleaves, from passing between the teetlraswwould be thel case 'if the canvas was not provided. The .triangular flap 15,

by extending rearwair dly fromithe Across arm leaves, fromipassing over the top of the flap 16, or cross arm 13, after. having been-*caught by` the flapl. llt will be understood how 4the canvas when arranged `in connectionwith a rake, inakesit possible tofeffectivelyand conveniently ralre leaves, and other comp arV- atively smalharti'clesthat an ordinary rake will! not catch. Y

Thecanvas `shown in place in Figs. 1 and 2'ofthe drawings is shown opened fout in full lines in Fig. 3 lwhile the dotted linesI in Fig. 3 indicate the manner in which apinrality of canvases may be 'cut from' a single strip of cloth'or fabric without waste of being able to cutA the canvasesfinfthis manner Ethey` are extremely simple `and inexpensive to manufacture.I ln Fig. 3 and alsoy in Fig. 2 numeral" 213 'designates `the vbase line` of the triangularflap or the line alongwhich tliefcfiiivas is folded or bent so that the flap lb"v hangs 'downwardly l while liap l5 extends for-ward, around the front of cross arm 13,-iind'then rearwardly, i In' Fig." catedV at A, B and material. By

in large quantities it is preportionl ofV button l of my inventiongldo notv wish Ito limit or restricty myselftothe specific details here- `-and` handle extending rearwardly from prevents material, say

downw ardly: in

3 the canvases-indi- C -togeth'erfwith the ycanv vas `shown in full lines yshow manner in which the canvases can be out from astrip of material without any waste thereof and with a Vminimum number of cuts.

f 'Although I have set forth the device as being canvas I do not limit lmyself to vsuch material; Thererarey 'numerous flexible materials and compositions that can tageously used in place ofcanvas; 4for instance, various fabricsor compositions, s ay vofrubber,.couldbeused f'Havingset forth a preferred embodiment inabove set forth but-,wish sel-ffany changes appearfto .those skilled in the art or mayffallfwithin the scope of the following claims.

Having to reserve to iny- 1; 'A ralrefattachinent `comprising a flap of 'flexiblerinaterial adapted to attach to the raketo'extend downwardly in front of its teeth. y Y

2. A device adapted to attach to2a rake having a cross arm, teeth on the cross` arm the cross farm including, a sheet of flexible ma- `terial having twoflap parts and adapted lto attach to the rake .atthe cross arm so that oneftlap-party extends freely Vdownwardly in front vof the teeth while the other flap part 'extends rearwardly to attach to the handle.

3.' A device adaptedtoattach to a rake having a cross arm, teeth on thecross arm anda handle extending rearwardly from the cross-arm wiiifriiiii. imi'. Witness: l` `VIRGINIA 'Berlinerin clearly the be advaii or Imodifications that may y L that the cross arm described avpreferred form of my invention, I claim: l

including, a sheet of flexible inaw `teri'al having a-substantially triangular part 

